Lifter.



H. C. GATESY] LIFTER.

APPLICATION FILED "AR. 7. [913.

1,156,138. Patented Oct. 12, 191s.

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HARRY C. GATES, OF PRGC'IGR, VERMONT.

LIFTER.

Application filed March 7,

To all whom 2'15 may, concern.

Be it known that l, HARRY C. GA'rns, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Proctor, in the county of llutland, in the State o3? Vermont, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lifters, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This i ention ments in s or bank. kettles and placing them into or withdrawing them the cvm or suri'ace oi? stoves, ranges other heat; or bahin apparatus. The main ob ect is to provide a simple an d comparatively inexpensive gripping and hiting device which maybe applied to a wide range of in. handling or manipulating various forms or" receptacles which would be ii'lconvenient or impracticable to carry or mani mlate by the hands.

In other words, I have sought increase the range of usefulness and eiliciency of this "'o certain improve- -g pie tins )asms,

class of im )lements and, at the same time,

to render it light, strong and durable and capable of being manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

Other objects and uses will be brought out in the following description.

n tile drawings, Figure l a perspective of my improved lifting device as apary pie tinor basin. Fig ively an enlarged top plan 11011 of the same lifting desectional view plied to an ordi 2 and 3 are resp a side *ice. Figs. and 5 are transverse talren res ectively on lines l-4: and

54;, Fig. 3. v

The entire device is preferably made of a single piece of spring wire reflexed urn-ed ii ;ermcdiate its end at -1 2 are tensioned to normally spring and ternr ate in longitudinally curved grin ing members 3- having their concave i aces opposed the outer ends of the gripping members 8 being reflexed or returned in similarly curved lines toward the handle bars 2 to form additional gripp' I mem the ends of which are "mthe adjacent ends of the i rigidly. hold them in 10 said and tothe ping members -S and s "-aw and, therefore, the

Specification of Letters Patent.

similar kitchen utensils and in.

Patented @ct. i2, 1915.

1913. Serial Flo. 752,848.

with longitudinally curved jaws, said grip ping members of each set being spaced apart vertically in substantially parallel horizontal planes, thereby forming intervening lengthwise slots l for the reception of the rim of a vessel to which the jaws are adapted to be applied in lifting or manipulating such vessel.

{his set oi gripping members, as 3, are of similar curvature but of greater ra dine than the other gripping members as to conform as nearly possible to the usual taper of the "ides of vessel below the rim when the aws or llllQlillPlCDlQ-Dl) are applied to the main body of the vessel and also permitting the same lower'jaws to engage the body of such vessel just beneath the rim while the other set of gripping membes overhang the rim and serve as retainers to hold the vessel against undue vertical movement relatively to the jaws. On

the other hand, if the sides of the upper 7 )lish this result. the inner ends of the rioping members 3 at their junctions with the adjacent ends of the handle bars 2 are offset at 5 vertically so as to incline downwardly and inwardly from the vertical planes of their respective handle bars 2 while the adjacent ends of the gripping members 3"- are also offset at 6 and disposed in planes inclining downwardly and outwardly or an angle with the ver tical planes of said. handle bars so to form a V-shaped recess between the ofiset portions 5- and 6- as shown more clearly in Fig.

The outer ends of the members 3- and 3 or each set are united by integral cross bars 7 having their central portions deflected or bent outwardly to form V shaped recesses, all of which recesses are registered with their corresponding slots 4 for receiving the rim of a vessel and more effectively retain' it between ward extremitl recesses and their corresponding slots permit the implen'ient to a; appl ed to receptacles of widely \nrying diameters with the assurance that the rim of such receptacle will enter the slots or recesses of both.

The arc lengths of the jaws are substantially equal but considerabl less than a half circle, thus permitting the jaws to be brought close together in gripping small receptacles or theymay be spread a considcrablc distance apart liieyond their normally tensioncd position for receivingand gripping large receptacles it being understood that when. the device is in. the open position, as shown in Fig. lines drawn through the handles to longitudinally coincide with their axes, will intersect the members 3, 3, so that the bars 7 will lie in advance oi such lines whereby the forward extremities of the jaw: will ii ontact r A he article to be gripped. t is to be obserred also, that the bend at the hi rlit of the handle is al'nopt, which e; to ve the bight portion stillnes i r'by cause the handle portions 2 to n shown innl ig. l, to aid causing the aim ud contact between the pan and the jaws to occ 1 first at the foroil the jaws. 7

Another adilizta, e making t l e corresponding; grippin, members different radii isto lfll'llinrllQ range of usefulness on. receptacles of different sizes well as different ta 'iers and also to enable the device to be used not only for lifting and carrying heated receptacles to and from an oven but also for iillll'llf receptacles containing liqui 'd substance in pouring such.

substance JQili one receptacle to another, n'ien'ibcrs -3 and ---3, odto engage the lower and of the rim of the receptacle,

the gri A n hich are 2e same against accion the av-7s.

"ibed this li ting' l n w piece oi hold l inert n as the most economical and e'tlicient means of forming the length rise slots and recesses referred to in the construction of the jaws, but it is evident that similar results may be produced by making he various parts of separate pieces of wire or sheet metal and, therefore, I do not limit myself to the precise construction shown' and described.

lVhat I claim is:

A plate-lifter comprising a single piece of spring wire, bent abrlnptly upon itself to provide a U-shz peel bight portion and a. handle consisting ofelong'ated divergent members connected at lthcir rear ends and having their torward ends offset and curved outward to provide two lowered members extending from said handle oi oppositelydisposed grip 'iing jaws, than offset and opositely-inclinod to prbvide two opposed V- shaped gripping seats; at the front ends of said jaws, then outwaiidly curved to provide the upper members of the jaws in. planes above but parallel with the plea e; of the lower jaw members, thjen again 0 pmQil and inclinedto co-act with the rear oilsets of the lower member to tormj t -shaped seats at the rear ends of the jaws, and finally twisted around the forward ends of thedivergent handle members, the planes of said upper and lower jaw mcmbcrsg'being respective? above and below the plane of the handle, and said front and rear Veshaped seats being in the same plane with said handle to clamp 21 plate edge at four points two of which are on one side and the other two at the 0pp0- site side of the longitudinal "center line of the handle, said front V-shaped seats being arranged to grip the plate edge prior to its engagement by the rear V shaped seats.

In witnss whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of February, 1913. HARRY .l. GATES.

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